Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (Korean: 대웅제약) is a

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-based bioengineering company operating as a subsidiary of Daewoong Co., Ltd., a global

health care Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health profe ...

group. Daewoong Pharmaceutical primarily engages in the manufacture of

pharmaceutical A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and re ...

products in South Korea, including prescription and

over-the-counter Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are medicines sold directly to a consumer without a requirement for a prescription from a healthcare professional, as opposed to prescription drugs, which may be supplied only to consumers possessing a valid prescr ...

healthcare products.

History

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{{Authority control Pharmaceutical companies of South Korea Manufacturing companies based in Seoul Companies listed on the Korea Exchange Pharmaceutical companies established in 1942 1942 establishments in Korea